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n a school, the ratio of students in three sections A, B and C is 17 : 13 : 15. Due to the Inter-School competition, some new students were added to sections A and C. As a result, the ratio of the students of sections A, B and C becomes 14 : 10 : 23. What is the minimum possible number of students that were there in the three sections initially?

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n a school, the ratio of students in three sections A, B and C is 17 : 13 : 15. Due to the Inter-School competition, some new students were added to sections A and C. As a result, the ratio of the students of sections A, B and C becomes 14 : 10 : 23. What is the minimum possible number of students that were there in the three sections initially?

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  1. Definición de variables:

    • Sea A A , B B y C C el número inicial de estudiantes en las secciones A, B y C, respectivamente.
    • Según el problema, la relación inicial es 17:13:15 17:13:15 . Esto significa que podemos escribir: A=17k,B=13k,C=15k A = 17k, \quad B = 13k, \quad C = 15k donde k k es una constante positiva.
  2. Nuevos estudiantes añadidos:

    • Supongamos que se añaden x x estudiantes a la sección A y y y estudiantes a la sección C.
    • Entonces, los nuevos números de estudiantes en las secciones A y C serán A+x A + x y C+y C + y , respectivamente.
    • La sección B no cambia, por lo que sigue siendo B B .
  3. Nueva relación de estudiantes:

    • La nueva relación de estudiantes es 14:10:23 14:10:23 . Esto significa que podemos escribir: A+xB=1410yC+yB=2310 \frac{A + x}{B} = \frac{14}{10} \quad \text{y} \quad \frac{C + y}{B} = \frac{23}{10}
  4. Sustitución de valores:

    • Sustituyendo A=17k A = 17k , B=13k B = 13k y C=15k C = 15k en las ecuaciones anteriores, obtenemos: 17k+x13k=1410y15k+y13k=2310 \frac{17k + x}{13k} = \frac{14}{10} \quad \text{y} \quad \frac{15k + y}{13k} = \frac{23}{10}
  5. Resolución de las ecuaciones:

    • Resolviendo la primera ecuación: 17k+x13k=1410    10(17k+x)=14(13k)    170k+10x=182k    10x=12k    x=6k5 \frac{17k + x}{13k} = \frac{14}{10} \implies 10(17k + x) = 14(13k) \implies 170k + 10x = 182k \implies 10x = 12k \implies x = \frac{6k}{5}
    • Resolviendo la segunda ecuación: 15k+y13k=2310    10(15k+y)=23(13k)    150k+10y=299k    10y=149k    y=149k10 \frac{15k + y}{13k} = \frac{23}{10} \implies 10(15k + y) = 23(13k) \implies 150k + 10y = 299k \implies 10y = 149k \implies y = \frac{149k}{10}
  6. Número mínimo de estudiantes:

    • Para que x x y y y sean números enteros, k k debe ser un múltiplo de 5.
    • El valor mínimo de k k que satisface esta condición es k=5 k = 5 .
  7. Cálculo del número inicial de estudiantes:

    • Sustituyendo k=5 k = 5 en A=17k A = 17k , B=13k B = 13k y C=15k C = 15k : A=17×5=85,B=13×5=65,C=15×5=75 A = 17 \times 5 = 85, \quad B = 13 \times 5 = 65, \quad C = 15 \times 5 = 75
    • El número total inicial de estudiantes es: A+B+C=85+65+75=225 A + B + C = 85 + 65 + 75 = 225

Por lo tanto, el número mínimo posible de estudiantes que había inicialmente en las tres secciones es 225.

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